Mounting assembly for a propeller system component

Abstract

A mounting assembly for a propeller assembly component includes a monolithic piece having a housing and a mounting pad. An auxiliary component is directly mounted to the mounting pad of the monolithic piece.

1. A mounting assembly for a component of a propeller assembly, comprising:
 a monolithic piece having a housing and a mounting pad that includes a first surface that faces a propeller blade of the propeller assembly; 
 an auxiliary component directly mounted to said first surface of said mounting pad; and 
 said housing including an upstream facing wall that faces a propeller blade of said propeller assembly, and said mounting pad is formed integrally with said upstream facing wall, wherein said upstream facing wall of said housing is non-perpendicular relative to an axis of rotation of said propeller assembly. 
 
     
     
       2. The assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein a radially outward most portion of said mounting pad is positioned radially inward from a radially outward most portion of said upstream facing wall. 
     
     
       3. The assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said mounting pad includes at least one opening for receiving said auxiliary component. 
     
     
       4. The assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said mounting pad includes a second surface opposite of said first surface, and said second surface faces a gearbox. 
     
     
       5. The assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said second surface is non-perpendicular relative to an axis of rotation of the propeller assembly. 
     
     
       6. The assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said auxiliary component is positioned axially between said propeller blade and said mounting pad. 
     
     
       7. A mounting assembly for a component of a propeller assembly, comprising:
 a monolithic piece having a housing and a mounting pad that includes a first surface that faces a propeller blade of the propeller assembly; 
 an auxiliary component directly mounted to said first surface of said mounting pad; and 
 said mounting pad including a second surface opposite of said first surface, and said second surface faces a gearbox and is non-perpendicular relative to an axis of rotation of the propeller assembly.